The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and Country. Containing Full and Particular Instructions for Riding, Hunting ..., &c., with the Various Methods to be Observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses Both for Road and Turf: Also, the Management of Dogs, Game-cocks ..., & C. and the Manner of Curing Their Various Diseases and Accidents ...G.G. and J. Robinson, 1800 - 544 pages |
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... Hunting ..., &c., with the Various Methods to be Observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses Both for Road and Turf: Also ... hunt him . For tho ' it be a frequent cuftom among noted horfe- men to train their horfes up to hunting at four ...
... Hunting ..., &c., with the Various Methods to be Observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses Both for Road and Turf: Also ... hunt him . For tho ' it be a frequent cuftom among noted horfe- men to train their horfes up to hunting at four ...
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... hunt both the fox and the badger , yet there is not one of them that will endure to feed on their flefh ; and there are fome dogs more proper for this chafe than others ; thofe are the terriers , fpoken of in fox - hunting , which fee ...
... hunt both the fox and the badger , yet there is not one of them that will endure to feed on their flefh ; and there are fome dogs more proper for this chafe than others ; thofe are the terriers , fpoken of in fox - hunting , which fee ...
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... Hunting ..., &c., with the Various Methods to be Observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses Both for Road and Turf ... hunt them as you do a buck . For the more fpeedy execution , mingle maftiffs among the hounds ; for they will pinch ...
... Hunting ..., &c., with the Various Methods to be Observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses Both for Road and Turf ... hunt them as you do a buck . For the more fpeedy execution , mingle maftiffs among the hounds ; for they will pinch ...
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... hunt ; although there can be nothing certain collected from their colour ; but indeed the black hound is the hardier , and better able to en- dure the cold than the white ones . They must be tied up till they hunt ; yet are to be let ...
... hunt ; although there can be nothing certain collected from their colour ; but indeed the black hound is the hardier , and better able to en- dure the cold than the white ones . They must be tied up till they hunt ; yet are to be let ...
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... hunt a BOAR at Force with Dogs . The feafon for hunting the wild boar , begins about the middle of September , and ends in December , at which A wild boar is called a pig of the founder , the first year of his age ; a hog the fecond ; a ...
... hunt a BOAR at Force with Dogs . The feafon for hunting the wild boar , begins about the middle of September , and ends in December , at which A wild boar is called a pig of the founder , the first year of his age ; a hog the fecond ; a ...
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Page 66 - For two large ponds, of three or four acres apiece, it is advisable to have four stews, each two rods wide and three long. The stews are usually in gardens, or near the house, to be more handy and better looked to. The method of making them, is to carry the bottom in a continual decline from one end, with a mouth to favor the drawing them with a net.